Activities of Titonka School Past Week
Kindergarten planned for Halloween party with coloring crafts masks and stories. First grade welcomes David Spear in class celebrates Gary Lee's birthday and builds an alphabet booklet while reading new books and dental train expands. Halloween party included masks and treats with Audrey Boelkes giving candy. Second grade enjoyed Halloween party with games and treats including cat tail game. continuous on back page
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Monnday
Jack” Frost
Wildow
Nelson
David | Spear
Gary Lee
Arthur
Thelma
Audrey Boelkes
Hallowe'en
Titanka Stores Set Armistice Day Hours at 10
The Titanka stores will stay open until 10 o clock on Armistice Day Wednesday November 11 and then close for the rest of the day. The Bank will be closed all day. The Post Office lobby remains open until 10 with no window service, no mail in or out, and no rural delivery that day.
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P.O
Titanka
Wesley Boy Scouts Gather 350 Bushels of Popcorn
Wesley Scouts picked up about 350 bushels of popcorn left in a 40 acre field at the Dick Newsbrough farm. The corn will be shelled and popped at summer free shows to raise funds for their shack project now deeded to the town. Catholic Scouts also gathered 125 pounds for an orphan home.
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Wesley
Dick Newsbrough
Scout Shack
A .L.kleinpeter
Milwaukee
Leila May Larsen Dies After Brief Illness
Leila May Larsen born April 3 1942 near Titonka died October 28 at St. Ann's hospital Algona at 14. Her death followed peritonitis and pneumonia complications. She leaves Vernon and Mrs Larsen, a sister Leanne, and many relatives. Services were held at Titonka Methodist Church with Rev. J. B. Albertson. Pallbearers and a girls sextet sang several hymns.
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Leila May Larsen
Fear’ Burt
Titanka Methodist Church
Portland Township
Titanka
Titenka
Titenka Methodist Church
St. Ann's Hospital
Algona
Vernon Larsen
Leanne
Bagopoe
Titonka
Titonka Methodist Church
J. B. Albertson
Eugene Meyers
Eugene Jand
Sylvan Hanna
Howard Sparks
H. W. Kitzinger
Erno .Falkerts
Jesus
Cornpicker incident leaves Churdan man embarrassed
Wes Clipperton of Churdan was caught in a cornpicker and torn of clothes as he was freed. The accident highlighted a rising trend of self service meat counters spreading across Iowa.
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Wes Clipperton
Churdan
Iowa
Howard Andrews Elected Mayor and Council Winners Named
Howard Andrews elected mayor in the town election with .70 of 178 votes cast. Fred Thacker 48 votes and write-in Bill Stott 46. Frank Fisher led council candidates with 184 votes, Herman Schulter 132, Art Boyken 128, Lester Callies 121, Lenus Isebrand 94. The five top finishers will form the two year council. three ballots spoiled.
Methodist Youth Fellowship Activities in October and November
The MYF conducted October lessons on what it means to be a Christian enlisting others honest living and choosing the right. Projects included sending 160 lbs of clothing to Korea apple picking for Friendship Haven and visiting the elderly home. They attended the Youth District Rally at Emmetsburg and organized missions work. November focuses on fixing and sending donated toys to an orphanage for Christmas and invites toys at the church on November 8 or 15. They host the Woden MYF and show Faith of a Guy film strips.
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Methodist
Korea
Friendship Haven
Old Peoples Home
Fort Dodge
Emmetsburg
MYF
Woden Myf
Tonka Indians Football 1953 Season Highlights and Scores
Tonka Indians season results feature wins over Renwick 41 to 0, Thompson 69 to 0, Ruthven 20 to 0, Swea City 20 to 20, West Bend 4 to 12, Graettinger 6 to 12, and Terris 14 to 20. Individual stats show Gresham Roskamp and Donald Gerdis as top scorers, with team totals and passing, rushing, and punting figures recorded for the Titonka High School squad.
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Titonka High
Titonka
Renwick
Thompson
Titonkea
Ruthven
Swea City
West
Bend
Graettinger
Terris
Titania
Kirst Downs
Bob & Ll
Titonka Indians
Carr Donald Gerdis
Gresham Roskamp
David Buffington
David Boedcolt
Sidney Buffington
Martin Norland
Kent Hoover
Robert Kinseth
Donald Gerdis
God
Titonea
Kent Hoover Oe
Gamble Store pioneers Dutch Boy Color Gallery in Titonka
Local retailer A C Hench announces the Gamble Store offers the Dutch Boy Color Gallery with over 100 color schemes and take home swatches to aid homemakers in matching fabrics rugs and furnishings. Colors come in flat or semi gloss finishes and were selected by decorating authorities for today’s color trends.
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Gamble
Titonka
Towa
Jnew
A. C. Hench
Ihy
National Lead Company
Hench
Sam Grotewold to Speak at Titania Chamber Meeting
The Titania Chamber of Commerce will hold a meeting Monday evening November 9 at 8 pm in the J R Schutter Implement building. Sam Grotewold of Lake Mills will speak on Public Religions and agriculture. The chamber reports eighty five members and seeks to reach one hundred by the next gathering.
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Titania Chamber of Commerce
J. R. Schutter Implement
Sam Grotewold
Lake Mills
Grotewold
National Poultry and Eye Association
Milwaukee
Benson
Chamber of Commerce
GOOD HOPE LUTHERAN CHURCH SERVICES AND EVENTS
The Faith notice lists Pastor Schwerin with 9:30 am services and 10:30 am Sunday School. It notes Nov 5 choir rehearsal at 7 30 pm Nov 7 confirmation at 9 am and Nov 10 Brotherhood at 8 pm with the topic Church and State Relationship Hosts Hanna Johnson Krantz. A second choir rehearsal is planned for Nov 14 at 7 30 pm. Buy it in Titonka.
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Good Hope Lutheran B. H. Schwerin
Brotherhood
S.M. Hanna
John Johnson
C. R. Krantz
Good Hope Church Gathers Corn for World Hunger Relief
Good Hope Lutheran members collected ear and shelled corn for Lutheran World Relief on October 29. The effort netted 2613.90 dollars or about 2050 bushels, enough to fill one and a half railroad boxcars.
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Chris Brandt
Pastor Schwerin
Good Hope Lutheran Church
Lutheran World Relief Project
Missal
Lutheran World Relief
Titonka Teams Schedule for 1953 54 Basketball Season
Titonka girls and boys basketball schedule for 1953 54 lists Jamborees at Ledyard and Titonka, then multiple home and away games against Burt Bancroft Lakota Armstrong Swea City Joice Woden and Thompson with open dates and county sectional dates in late January and February. Conference games noted.
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Titonka
Ledyard
Titonika
Bancroft
Burt
Thompson
Lakota
Armstrong
Swea City Boys
Bancroft Boys
Lalota
Boys
Girls County
Joice
Woden
Bazaar Friday Nite at Woden Church Auctioned Nov 6
The annual Christian Reformed Bazaar takes place at the church Friday evening November 6. Lunches will be served by church ladies.
School Aims at Convention and Time Changes for Winter
The Supt W P Truesdell notes teachers travel to the State Teachers Convention in Des Moines with dismissal at 2 30 pm Thursday Nov 5 and no school Friday Nov 6. A new shorter noon hour begins Mon Nov 9 from 12 45 to 3 45 pm. The Parent Teachers Carnival Oct 30 raised funds nearing 900 1 000 for stage curtains and backdrops, with curtain cost estimated at about 2300.
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W. P. Truesdell
Des Moines
Parent Teachers Carnival
PTA
Board of Education
Methodist Men Meet for Supper at Titonka Doan
Doan and Titonka Methodist churches hold midweek gatherings with WSCS meetings at Frances Struthens home and Bible study at Mrs. Lucy Newville’s. Confirmation classes Wednesdays. young adults Thursday at church. church school and worship times at 9 and 11. Dean's God Acre Sale set for Nov 9 to fund furnace upgrades after last year’s over $1,000 haul. First quarterly conference slated for Titonka Tuesday. WSCS to meet next Wednesday.
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WSCS
Frances Struthens
Lucy Newville
Doan
Titonka
MYF
Dean
Titonica
WSQS
Grace Gospel Cruzen Oscar Robinson Pastor
Grace Gospel Church announces Sunday School at 10 am with Oscar Robinson. Sunday worship follows at 11 am and a Sunday night service at 8 pm. Midweek Bible study and prayer meeting are held Wednesday at 8 pm.
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GRACE
Cruzen
Oscar Robinson
Pam
Land Prayer Meeting
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Titonka School
Wesley Boy Scouts
Immanuel Lutheran Ladies
Howard Andrews
Tonka Indians
Ed Sathoff
Andrew Krominga
Harm. Wibben
David Schwerin
Lester Callies
Nick Hesch
Ramsey
A. Koskamp
U. P
Giorianne Tjarks
Darlene ‘Tapper
Fay Asche
Qwen Tjaden
Chamber Commerce
Good Hope Church
Virgil
Tifonka
Michaelsen Brothers
American Lutheran Church
J. E. Alverston
Tintonka
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